Tire-protector.



J. SAVOIE.

TIRE PROTECTOR.

- APPLICATION FILED OCT. 26, 1 911.. I LOQA5 Patented Apr. 23, 1912.

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oinn sitar JOSEPH sAvoIE, OF CENTRAL FA LS, RHODE ISLAND.

TIRE-PROTECTOR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH Savors, a citizen of the United States, residing at Central Falls, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode lsland have invented a new and useful Improvement in Tire-Protectors, of

which the following is'a specification.

This invention pertains to certain ,new and useful improvements -in,tire protectors, and the objects of the invention are to provide an improved, simplified and novel form of tire protector which possesses maximum efliciency in protecting the tire, and which is capable of being easily and readily applied to and removed from th tire.

Further and other objects we later appear.

In the drawings,--Figure 1 a side elevation of a wheel'equipped with the present invention; Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a' fragmentary top plan View of the protector or armor detached from the wheel. Fig. 41S a perspec-- tive view of a pair of the armor sections. Fig. '5 is a similar view of one of the washers; and Fig. 6 is a side elevation (3f the holding member, showing the manner in which the ends of the same are connected.

The protector, or armor consists of'a series of sections 1 formed of sheet metal and curved to fit over the tire periphery, as shown. The outer ends of the sections taper as depicted in the drawings, and at their extremities are formed with hook-shaped portions 2. The inner ends of the sections 1 are formed with pairs-of openings 3 which are for the purpose of receiving the connection links 4 that are passed through the same. The inner ends of the sections are located opposite to each other in spaced re lation and the links 1 serve to connect said sections in an obvious manner.

As illustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawings,

metal washers 5 of approximately U-shape are formed with openings (5 to receive rivets 7 that pass through the same and through the sections 1-, the washers being placed over leather straps 8 that are dis 'ios'erfl to extend around the periphery of thetire in spaced relation to each other. As clearly indicated in Fig. 2 of the drawings one of the straps 8 serves to connect the series of sections on one side of the tire,-and the other strap performs a like function for the series of sections 1 on theopposite side of the tire. The heads of the rivets project beyond the pe- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. October 26, 1911.

Serial No. 656,821.

riphery of the protector and act as antiskidding means. As will be more particularly seen in Fig. 3 of the drawings, the sections 1 overlap one another so as to provide an effective covering for the tire tread which will prevent the same from c'oming in contact with objects tending to injure samein any way. Themetal washers 5 also act as anti-skidding elements and also serve to protect the leather straps B.

passes entirely aboutthe tire being received in the hook-shaped portions 2- of the protector sections 1, the wire being drawn taut so as to firmly hold the protector sections against the tread of the tire.. The ends of the wire ropes' are secured to each other by twisting, one end being disposed in overlapping relation to the other end, after which the parts are soldered, as indicated at 10 in Fig. (S'of the drawings.

Patented 1151-. 23, 1912.-

A wire rope or element 9 ofcircular form From the above it will be seen that there claim as new and desire to secure by Letter-- i Patent 1. 'In a protective armor for tires. :1 series of overlapping sections on each side of the tire, each section having a hook-shaped outer end, links connecting the inner ends of the sections, a leather strap engaging about the sections of each series, said'straps being arranged in relative spaced relation, U-shaped washers seating on the straps, rivets passed through the washers, straps and the sections,

and a wire rope on each side of the tire engaging through the hook-shaped ends of the sections to hold the latter in position.

2. In tire arnior, two opposed series of sections having their inner ends. connected to one another, a leather strip for each s ries connected to each section thereof, and washers having portions which seat on their outer faces of the strips, and further having sides that extend along the sides of said strips 3. In tire 'armor, two series of sections having their inner ends connected to one another, a leather strip for each series disposed on the outer faces of the sect-ions of each series, washers on the outer face of each strip, and means passed through the washers, strips and sections to secure said parts together.

4. In tire armor, two opposed series of sections having their inner ends connected to one another, a flexible strip for each series of sections disposed on the outer faces of the sections of each series, said flexible strips being disposed on opposite sides of the points of connection between the opposed series and having connection With their respect-ive series.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

. JOSEPH SAVOIE.

Witnesses: I

ADA E. HAGERTY, -J. A. MILLER. 

